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7:30 PM ET, January 25, 2022

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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
DontBrowbeatMyPete 😡  —  I still haven't stopped shaking after last night's attack.  Standing at the White House podium, the president of the United States — the most powerful man in the world — launched a violent incursion against my friend Peter Doocy, the finest reporter in history.
Discussion: Hold The Press
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Axios:
Scoop: Qatar emir to visit White House on Monday  —  The emir of Qatar will meet with President Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss Afghanistan as well as contingency plans to provide natural gas to Europe in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Axios has learned.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘would change the world’
Washington Post:
Russia conducts new military exercises as Biden, Europeans intensify diplomacy on Ukraine
Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
Discussion: Washington Post, CNBC and New York Post
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Biden Starts Year Two With Diminished Public Support and a Daunting List of Challenges  —  Views of economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand the public's views …
Discussion: New York Times, IJR and Political Wire
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Pew Research Center:
1. Views of Joe Biden
Discussion: HotAir
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:   Ron Johnson Is Unpopular in Wisconsin. Can He Win Anyway?
Axios:
America can't quit polarizing politicians  —  New data finds that the nation's most polarizing politicians are often the ones that garner the most attention online.  —  Why it matters: Online engagement helps politicians build a bigger national profile and more fundraising power …
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Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:
DeSantis is Trump's mini-me  —  The Republicans wish this cut-rate Don Jr. without giant veneers could be their future, but he's just another wannabe.  —  If there were ever a cock astride a weather vane who could point in which direction the GOP base is blowing, it is Donald J. Trump.
Tom Porter / Insider:   Trump only 4th-most-talked-about Republican online, behind Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis, data says
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Rep. Jim Cooper retires after Tennessee district dismantled  —  Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper, a 32-year veteran of Congress, will retire at the end of this year, after Tennessee Republicans shredded his Nashville-based seat into three pieces in redistricting.  —  He is the 29th House Democrat …
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Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Tennessee House Republicans approve redistricting plan to divide Davidson County into three congressional districts
Politico:
The unusual origins behind the splashiest, newest political news site  —  The launch of the website Grid earlier this month represented the latest bet that the market for explainer journalism still exists in the digital space.  —  But unlike others in the field, Grid has a unique origin story …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:   New Media Outlet Grid Backed by Progressive Stars, Gulf Money, and Foreign Agents
Bloomberg:
DeSantis Touts Covid Treatments After FDA Says They Don't Work  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on regulators to allow use of two monoclonal antibody therapies for Covid-19 after the Food and Drug Administration halted their use in a ruling neither manufacturer disputes.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
Governor DeSantis Condemns Biden Administration's Haphazard Decision to Revoke Authorization of Lifesaving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
CNN:
Exclusive: Federal prosecutors looking at 2020 fake elector certifications, deputy attorney general tells CNN  —  Trump ends interview after being pressed about false 2020 election claims  —  (CNN)Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications that declared former …
Associated Press:
Florida state Sen. Lauren Book fights back over nude images stolen from her  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State Sen. Lauren Book often has told the story about how she was sexually abused by her nanny for six years when she was a child.  She channeled the pain into a lifetime of helping other abuse survivors.
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Speaker Pelosi announces she is running for reelection  —  The California Democrat made the announcement in a video statement  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that she is running for reelection, citing the “crucial” need to defend American democracy through legislation on voting rights and other issues.
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham: DNC lawyer Marc Elias has given grand jury testimony  —  And - the criminal investigation of Sussmann is ongoing.  —  Today, Special Counsel John Durham provided a “discovery Update” to the court in the Michael Sussmann case.  In this filing, available here, he disclosed that his team …
The White House:
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Russia Ukraine Economic Deterrence Measures  —  MODERATOR: Thanks, everyone, for joining us this morning.  Just a quick intro at the top, and then I'll turn it over to our speakers.  —  So, the call today is about our ongoing efforts …
Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:
Redmond officer who killed woman had been fired from another law-enforcement agency  —  The Redmond police officer who shot and killed Andrea Churna, an unarmed 39-year-old mother as she tried to surrender to officers in September 2020, had been dismissed as a probationary Whatcom County …
Discussion: The Hill
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’  —  Neil Young posted a since-deleted letter to his management team and record label demanding that they remove his music from Spotify.  “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines …
Kurt Andersen / The Atlantic:
The Anti-vaccine Right Brought Human Sacrifice to America  —  In the early phases of the pandemic, as the coronavirus spread in the United States and doctors and pharmacists and supermarket clerks continued to work and risk infection, some commentators made reference—metaphorical reference …
Discussion: Twitchy and Substack
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Alex Jones says he spoke to Jan. 6 committee and pled the Fifth ‘almost 100 times’  —  Conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones said on his show Tuesday that he was deposed by the House committee investigating Jan. 6 and that he exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination “almost 100 times.”
Mary Katharine Ham / The Atlantic:
Kids Shouldn't Have to Be ‘Resilient’  —  Six years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, I got a call from a law-enforcement officer telling me that my husband had died in a bike wreck during a charity race for cancer research.  I had a toddler and was pregnant with my second daughter at the time.
Liz Stark / CNN:
Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses  —  Why the Supreme Court decided against vaccine mandate  —  (CNN)The Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses …
Max Bergmann / Center for American Progress:
How the United States Should Respond if Russia Invades Ukraine  —  A Russian invasion of Ukraine must come at a high cost to the Kremlin. … Senior Director, Media Relations  —  jcusick@americanprogress.org  —  Director, Media Relations  —  shananel@americanprogress.org  —  Government Affairs
TOP / Associated Press:
San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco expressed despair over the increase in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders last year, up an astonishing 567% from the previous year …
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
Steve Reilly / Grid News:
Fake vaccine cards are everywhere.  It's a public health nightmare.  —  Thousands of fake vaccine card vendors threaten to gut the effectiveness of U.S. vaccine mandates, a Grid investigation reveals.  Major platforms and app stores aren't stopping them, law enforcement isn't catching them, and political leaders are AWOL.
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The presidency has changed.  Biden needs to adapt.  —  I wrote last week that Joe Biden's approach to the presidency is outdated and ineffective.  Now, I will offer an alternative path.  —  American presidents were once the leader of the whole country.  Congress used to pass legislation on major issues across party lines.
Discussion: PolitiFact and Roll Call
Michael Powell / New York Times:
How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School  —  Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech and other schools across the country are under pressure to end entrance exams.  Students have complicated feelings about that.  —  Tausifa Haque, a 17-year-old daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants …
Insider:
2022 is shaping up to be a legal nightmare for Trumpworld.  Here's a timeline of upcoming court cases and legal obstacles.  — Donald Trump and his allies are facing a flurry of legal challenges this year.  — The New York investigations into his company's finances are ongoing …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Washington Post:
Ron Klain had the perfect résumé.  His first year showed the limits of that experience.  —  As Joe Biden closed in on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, top advisers approached him with a careful process for choosing and vetting a potential White House chief of staff.
CNN:
McConnell plots GOP midterm strategy amid Trump's primary influence  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has been relentless in his attacks against Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, making Republicans uneasy as they battle for the majority in the November midterms.
 
 
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James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
El Chapo Conviction Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Al Jazeera
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Thirteen percent of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows
Discussion: Political Wire
Josh Vriens / Task & Purpose:
‘My only regret is not doing more’ — Why I reported Eddie Gallagher for war crimes
Chris Lau / South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong home affairs chief Caspar Tsui ‘to leave role over partygate’
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Mike Lindell's lawyers are dodging meetings for Dominion's defamation lawsuit and refusing to hand over discovery material, court documents show
Discussion: Raw Story
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
The Big Board's Liquor License Is Going Under Review for Repeated Violations of DC's Mask and Vaccine Mandates
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Judge Tries to Deny Teen Abortion Over Her GPA
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Jan. 6 panel: Lawyer behind Trump election memos invoked 5th Amendment 146 times
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
DHS Warns That Right-Wing Extremists Could Attack Power Grid
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
Authors of think tank report praising Gulf arms sales have ties to defense industry
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Omicron's big numbers
Discussion: The Hill and Forbes
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Done With Covid’?
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Two Covid Americas  —  The unvaccinated are less worried than the boosted, according to a poll.
Discussion: Washington Post and Reason
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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